Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love Juno, a terrible shrew, the goddess of marriage and they were always mortal enemies
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It is likewise to be observed that this society hath a peculiar chant and jargon of their own, that no other mortal can understand, and wherein all their laws are written, which they take special care to multiply.
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